{"id":514571,"date":"2023-01-03T11:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=514571"},"modified":"2023-03-08T07:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T07:26:24","slug":"litecoin-up-by-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-up-by-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Ol’ Reliable Litecoin Up By 7% As LTC Flexes Muscles For 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
Known to be one of the oldest cryptocurrencies in the world, Litecoin (LTC) has been making headlines as it reported record high transaction numbers. <\/span><\/p>\n According to the altcoin\u2019s <\/span>official<\/span> Twitter account, it has <\/span>serviced<\/span><\/a> 39 million transactions as of December 29.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Add on to this the accompanying <\/span>news<\/span> that it has also hit second place in the unique addresses metric which grew to 52 million. These very bullish developments led to the token <\/span>pumping<\/span><\/a> 7% in the weekly timescale, according to Coingecko data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Litecoin Network completed over 39 million transactions in 2022. A new record!<\/p>\n \u26a1$LTC\u26a1 pic.twitter.com\/DXbnuur2tI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Litecoin (@litecoin) December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The current developments are certainly bullish, but this didn\u2019t come without a cost. Like the broader crypto market, LTC\u2019s value has definitely suffered. According to <\/span>CoinGecko<\/span><\/a>, the altcoin dropped in value by 50.4% on the yearly timescale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, the new year seems to bring a renewed sentiment for LTC. A <\/span>Reddit post<\/span><\/a> regarding the altcoin\u2019s 139,000,000th transaction quickly summarizes the sentiment surrounding the old altcoin; bullish and very appreciative of what the coin brings to the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Litecoin added 52 million new addresses to the network in 2022.<\/p>\n The second most of any crypto. #YearInReview<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p5jAr9wZI0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Litecoin (@litecoin) December 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Litecoin, compared to smart contract providers on Ethereum, is commonly used as a payment method on Bitpay, the oldest cryptocurrency processor in the market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In just one year, monthly Litecoin use, with the worlds largest crypto processor, increased 109% \ud83d\ude80 pic.twitter.com\/DBXe6OTdib<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Litecoin (@litecoin) January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Between August 2021 and November 2022<\/span><\/a>, payments using LTC increased by 109%, from 3,478 to 24,207. Transaction share of the altcoin on the payment platform is at 27%, almost trumping the other altcoins available on the platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bitpay and the community cited multiple reasons as to why adoption of the coin as a payment method grew but one metric stands above all: runtime.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n LTC has overwhelming advantage in the runtime department compared to other <\/span>altcoins<\/span><\/a>. This certainly attracted investors and traders on the trust issue, the most important social metric a cryptocurrency can have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Nearly 100% Runtime For Litecoin Since Inception<\/strong><\/h2>\n